Where Do I Start with Bruce Springsteen?

Bruce Springsteen’s 17th studio album, Wrecking Ball, came out this week, as you may have gathered from his (sometimes hilarious) talk show appearances and the abundant media coverage. This has been great fun for all the Boss’s devoted fans—of which there are, of course, many: He has reportedly sold well over 100 million records in his 40 years of making them. But what if you’re new to Springsteen, or have simply never given his music your full attention? Where should you start?

For those who have yet to experience the Human Touch with Bruce yet—younger listeners, perhaps, or those who were in the Darkness on the Edge of Town during his peak—we asked Jody Rosen, who reviewed Wrecking Ball for Slate this week, to recommend 10 essential Springsteen tracks that we could put in a Spotify playlist. He ultimately chose 11 of his favorite Springsteen recordings; it was impossible, he said, to select just 10.